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Stanton Jones

Distinguished Analyst

Stanton helps enterprise technology leaders, IT service providers and buy- and sell-side professionals make sense of the global IT services sector. Stanton's weekly briefing - the Index Insider - is read by thousands of industry stakeholders each week.

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Stanton Jones

Distinguished Analyst

Articles by Stanton Jones

Index Insider: Are GCCs and IT Services Colleagues or Competitors?

Index Insider: How Will Tariffs Impact IT Services Spending in 2025?

Index Insider: IT Services in EMEA - Solid 2024, Uncertain 2025

Index Insider: Headcount Growth Continues, but Caution Remains

Index Insider: IaaS Growth Is (Usually) Good News for IT Services

Index Insider: $3 Billion of Mega Award ACV Up for Renewal in 2025

Index Insider: Mega Award TCV Up Double Digits in 2024

Index Insider: Managed Services Was Flat in 2024, but Stronger Growth Is Ahead

Index Insider: 2025 Will See Stronger Growth, But Caution Remains

Index Insider: 8 Implications for the IT and Business Services Industry in 2025

IT & Business Services Industry: Implications for 2025

Index Insider: 7 Priorities for Enterprise IT in 2025

Enterprise IT Priorities in 2025: AI Abounds Despite Constraints

Index Insider: Transformation, Cost Optimization Making Deals Longer

Index Insider: Is the Uptick in IT Services Hiring a Signal of Demand Recovery?

Index Insider: Green Shoots for the BFSI Sector?

Index Insider: Key Takeaways for 3Q24

Index Insider: 3Q24 Preview

Index Insider: Will AI Reinvigorate Large Deal Activity in BFSI?

Index Insider: Will the Hyperscaler Recovery Create Opportunity for IT Services?

Index Insider: Has Engineering Services Found Its Floor?

Index Insider: What Acquisitions Reveal About M&A Priorities in 2H24 and Beyond

Index Insider: Is industry growth at an inflection point?

Index Insider: Big Deals Are Not Big Across the Board

Index Insider: Will the Bundled Deal Boom Continue?

Index Insider: What You Need to Know About 2Q24

Index Insider: What Will Tech Demand Look Like in 2H24?

Index Insider: The U.S. Healthcare Sector Is Embracing Managed Services at a Record Pace

Index Insider: The Lowest Bid (Still) Does Not Always Win

Index Insider: GCCs Must Navigate the Economy Today, AI Tomorrow

Index Insider: GCC Activity Remains Strong, but Are Headwinds Ahead?

Index Insider: Will BPO Bounce Back in 2024?

Index Insider: Will Demand Return in the Second Half of the Year?

Index Insider: What You Need to Know About 1Q24

Index Insider: 1Q24 Special Edition

Index Insider: Extension and Renewal Activity Was the Biggest Driver of Market Growth in 2023

Index Insider: Will Providers Have Enough Resources to Meet 2024 Demand?

Index Insider: Digital Arbitrage Is Reshaping F&A Outsourcing

Index Insider: AI as Forcing Function for Legacy Apps

Index Insider: Demand is picking up and deals are moving forward

Index Insider: Cloud managed services acquisitions are heating up

Index Insider: What Can 2023 IT Services Demand Tell Us About 2024 Momentum?

Index Insider: Banks Going All In with As-a-Service

Index Insider: Atos Walks Away from DXC

Index Insider: Nearly 30% of the workforce will work from home after 2021

Index Insider: Auto manufacturers embrace multi-cloud

Index Insider: $40 billion in contract value up for renewal

Index Insider: Managed storage services price declines are slowing

Index Insider: 3 Most Important Things You Need to Know about 2023 and 2024

Index Insider: Will Mega Deal Momentum Continue Into 2024?

Index Insider: Scope of Microsoft Exchange mass-hack becoming clear

Index Insider: People account for nearly 40% of digital spending

Index Insider: Navigating 2024 – What’s in Store for Managed Services & Cloud

Index Insider: Amazon launches virtual-first healthcare solution

Index Insider: Digital Engineering M&A is Surging

Index Insider: Managed services returning to pre-pandemic norms

Index Insider: Enterprise security spending is up by more than 40%

Index Insider: What to expect with surging COVID-19 case numbers in India

Index Insider: Indian IT services sector remains resilient as cases surge

Index Insider: 10 Trends That Will Shape the Industry in 2024

Index Insider: Enterprise security spend rising as ransomware attacks surge

Index Insider: Navigating the Evolving Talent Landscape in IT Services

Index Insider: Why mainframe prices have stopped declining

Index Insider: Asia Pacific is now an as-a-service region

Index Insider: Will Generative AI Revive Hyperscaler Growth?

Index Insider: Managed services contract value in France is skyrocketing

Index Insider: Global IT services market continues to show resiliency

Index Insider: The network is the factory floor of digital transformation

Index Insider: See you at the 2Q21 ISG Index call on July 7

Index Insider: Which Industries Are Driving Strong Outsourcing Growth?

Index Insider: Managed services recovers from COVID-19 dip

Index Insider: Engineering services is rising at 30% CAGR

Index Insider: Banks Doubling Down on Customer Experience & AI in 2024

Index Insider: As-a-service market share in EMEA approaching 50%

Index Insider: Strong demand for IT services, but margin pressure increasing

Index Insider: What’s Next as GCC Activity Surges